Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 4 to 6, inclusive, together.

The 2009 estimate for travel for my Department, including home and foreign travel, is €731,000. Expenditure from January to the end of November 2009 for me and officials in my private office was €148,482. In respect of Minister of State, Deputy Pat Carey, it was €15,014 and in respect of Minister of State, Deputy Dick Roche, it was €6,907. Total expenditure by my Department in the period in question in respect of foreign travel was €324,135. I anticipate that we will achieve savings in this subhead by year end.

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